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| 4.6.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 137/1 |
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4.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 137/1

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

EPSO/AST/58/08 — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

EPSO/AST/58/08 — MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

EPSO/AST/59/08 — LABORATORY TECHNICAL SUPPORT

EPSO/AST/59/08 — LABORATORY TECHNICAL SUPPORT

EPSO/AST/60/08 — CIVIL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

EPSO/AST/60/08 — CIVIL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

(2008/C137 A/01)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following admission tests and open competitions, based on tests, to constitute a reserve from which to recruit

LABORATORY ASSISTANTS
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  (AST1)

LABORATORY ASSISTANTS

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(AST1)

IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY

IN THE FIELD OF RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY

CONTENTS

| I. | DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY |
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I.

| A. | DUTIES |
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A.

| B. | ELIGIBILITY |
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B.

| II. | ADMISSION TESTS |
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II.

TEST PROCEDURES

| III. | OPEN COMPETITION |
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III.

TEST PROCEDURES

| IV. | HOW TO APPLY |
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IV.

| V. | GENERAL INFORMATION |
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V.

| ANNEX: | Requests for review — Appeal procedures — Complaints to the European Ombudsman |
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ANNEX:

ANNEX:

I.   DUTIES AND ELIGIBILITY

Open competitions

| | EPSO/AST/58/08 — Mechanical engineering |
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EPSO/AST/58/08 — Mechanical engineering

| | EPSO/AST/59/08 — Laboratory technical support |
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EPSO/AST/59/08 — Laboratory technical support

| | EPSO/AST/60/08 — Civil and electrical engineering |
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EPSO/AST/60/08 — Civil and electrical engineering

are being held to recruit laboratory assistants (AST1) in the field of research and nuclear energy, mainly for technical support and laboratory work.

The purpose of these competitions is to draw up reserve lists from which to fill vacant posts in the European Commission.

Number of successful applicants by competition:

Number of successful applicants by competition:

| EPSO/AST/58/08 | 30 |
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| EPSO/AST/59/08 | 35 |
| EPSO/AST/60/08 | 40 |

EPSO/AST/58/08

EPSO/AST/58/08

30

30

EPSO/AST/59/08

EPSO/AST/59/08

35

35

EPSO/AST/60/08

EPSO/AST/60/08

40

40

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is also organising the following open competitions for assistants (AST3) in the nuclear field in parallel:

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is also organising the following open competitions for assistants (AST3) in the nuclear field in parallel:

| | EPSO/AST/61/08 — Laboratory and infrastructure technicians |
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EPSO/AST/61/08 — Laboratory and infrastructure technicians

| | EPSO/AST/62/08 — Technicians in the nuclear field |
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EPSO/AST/62/08 — Technicians in the nuclear field

| | EPSO/AST/63/08 — Nuclear inspectors |
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EPSO/AST/63/08 — Nuclear inspectors

Please note that the tests for all the above competitions may be held simultaneously. You may therefore apply for only one of these six competitions. You must make your choice when you register online and you will not be able to change it after the deadline for registration.

Please note that the tests for all the above competitions may be held simultaneously. You may therefore apply for only one of these six competitions. You must make your choice when you register online and you will not be able to change it after the deadline for registration.

A.   DUTIES

Laboratory, workshop and infrastructure assistants will carry out mechanical work, welding, construction, wiring and electrical work, following instructions; they will also be responsible for the maintenance of scientific and technical installations and for building maintenance in the context of the Commission research programmes in the fields indicated below.

EPSO/AST/58/08 — Mechanical engineering

The officials recruited will be expected to perform tasks such as those described below:

Mainly:

| — | construction, modification and maintenance work on mechanical and laboratory equipment, |
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construction, modification and maintenance work on mechanical and laboratory equipment,

| — | high-pressure welding, and vacuum and high-pressure techniques. |
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high-pressure welding, and vacuum and high-pressure techniques.

EPSO/AST/59/08 — Laboratory technical support

The officials recruited will be expected to perform tasks such as those described below:

Mainly:

| — | technical monitoring of laboratories, technical facilities, fluid distribution, service networks and experimental equipment in the field of nuclear research, |
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technical monitoring of laboratories, technical facilities, fluid distribution, service networks and experimental equipment in the field of nuclear research,

| — | laboratory and nuclear installations and/or performing measurement or verification surveys, including seals, for example. |
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laboratory and nuclear installations and/or performing measurement or verification surveys, including seals, for example.

EPSO/AST/60/08 — Civil and electrical engineering

Mainly:

| — | intervention on buildings, technical installations and fluid distribution, service networks and experimental equipment, |
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intervention on buildings, technical installations and fluid distribution, service networks and experimental equipment,

| — | construction and maintenance of networks, equipment and instrumentation in testing laboratories, infrastructure facilities, and high- and low-current networks, |
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construction and maintenance of networks, equipment and instrumentation in testing laboratories, infrastructure facilities, and high- and low-current networks,

| — | heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), |
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heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC),

| — | construction and maintenance of measurement and surveillance systems, including video surveillance. |
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construction and maintenance of measurement and surveillance systems, including video surveillance.

The European Union institutions attach particular importance to your ability to grasp problems of all kinds, often complex in nature, to react rapidly to changing circumstances and to communicate effectively. You will be expected to show initiative and imagination and to be highly motivated. You should be able to work frequently under pressure, both on your own and in a team, and adjust to a multicultural working environment. You will also be expected to develop your professional skills throughout your career.

B.   ELIGIBILITY

(a)   General conditions

You must:

You must:

| — | be a citizen of a Member State of the European Union, |
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be a citizen of a Member State of the European Union,

| — | enjoy your full rights as a citizen, |
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enjoy your full rights as a citizen,

| — | have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service, |
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have fulfilled any obligations imposed on you by the laws concerning military service,

| — | meet the character requirements for the duties involved. |
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meet the character requirements for the duties involved.

The competition notice does not set any age limit, but please note the information in Section V.7 concerning the retirement age.

(b)   Specific conditions

1.   Qualifications

The posts to be filled require:

| (i) | a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma relevant to one of the fields,
  OR |
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(i)

a level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma relevant to one of the fields,

OR

| (ii) | a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, followed by at least three years' professional experience relevant to one of the fields, including two years in the field chosen. |
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(ii)

a level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, followed by at least three years' professional experience relevant to one of the fields, including two years in the field chosen.

| NB: | The minimum of three years' professional experience required under (ii) above counts as an integral part of the above qualification. |
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NB:

NB:

The minimum of three years' professional experience required under (ii) above counts as an integral part of the above qualification.

The selection board will allow for differences between education systems. For examples of the minimum qualifications required, see the tables annexed to the Guide for Applicants (http://europa.eu/epso/on-line-applications/guide_en.htm) for each category. Note that these are examples only — stricter requirements may be set in the competition notice.

Where relevant, your professional experience in the chosen field must have been obtained in a public or private body (industry, private company — including small or medium-sized enterprises, research institute, university, national or international public body, etc.) and must have involved activities relevant to one of the fields.

Please note that you may be required to provide formal proof of the subjects studied so as to make it easier for the selection board to assess whether your qualifications are relevant.

2.   Professional experience

No professional experience is required.

3.   Knowledge of languages

You must have:

You must have:

| — | main language (language 1)

  a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union,
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main language (language 1)

main language (language 1)

a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union,

and

| — | second language (language 2 — must be different from language 1)

  a satisfactory knowledge of English, French or German. |
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second language (language 2 — must be different from language 1)

second language (language 2 — must be different from language 1)

a satisfactory knowledge of English, French or German.

Under Article 45(2) of the Staff Regulations, officials must prove their ability to work in a third language before their first promotion after recruitment.

You must specify your choice of languages for the admission tests and the competition tests when you register online
   (2)
  . You will not be able to change your choice after the deadline for online registration (9 July 2008).

You must specify your choice of languages for the admission tests and the competition tests when you register online

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. You will not be able to change your choice after the deadline for online registration (9 July 2008).

To ensure that all general texts relating to the competition and all communication between you and EPSO are clearly understood on both sides, only English, French or German will be used for the invitations to the various tests and correspondence between you and EPSO.

To ensure that all general texts relating to the competition and all communication between you and EPSO are clearly understood on both sides, only English, French or German will be used for the invitations to the various tests and correspondence between you and EPSO.

You may send any questions to EPSO by e-mail (EPSO-AST-...-08@ec.europa.eu), but please check first that the information you want is not in the competition notice or the Guide for Applicants or on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso).

You may send any questions to EPSO by e-mail (EPSO-AST-...-08@ec.europa.eu), but please check first that the information you want is not in the competition notice or the Guide for Applicants or on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso).

II.   ADMISSION TESTS

The appointing authority will invite you to the admission tests if your online registration shows that you meet the general and specific conditions in Section I.B on the closing date for online registration (9 July 2008).

on the closing date for online registration (9 July 2008)

TEST PROCEDURES

EPSO will organise computer-based admission tests for all the candidates admitted. The tests will be held in the European Union in one or more centres specialising in this type of test, depending on availability.

EPSO will organise computer-based admission tests for all the candidates admitted. The tests will be held in the European Union in one or more centres specialising in this type of test, depending on availability.

You will be informed of the procedure for attending the tests via your EPSO profile.

You will be informed of the procedure for attending the tests via your EPSO profile.

You will take the admission tests in English, French or German (language 2).

| (a) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge of the European Union, its institutions and its policies.
  This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 5). |
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(a)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your knowledge of the European Union, its institutions and its policies.

This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 5).

| (b) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your general verbal and numerical reasoning ability and skills.
  This test will be marked out of 20 (pass mark: 10). |
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(b)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your general verbal and numerical reasoning ability and skills.

This test will be marked out of 20 (pass mark: 10).

Wrong answers in these tests will not be penalised.

The candidates with the highest aggregate marks (3) in the admission tests and a pass mark in each (see the following table) will be invited to submit a full application for admission to the open competition.

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| EPSO/AST/58/08 | 360 |
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| EPSO/AST/59/08 | 424 |
| EPSO/AST/60/08 | 480 |

EPSO/AST/58/08

EPSO/AST/58/08

360

360

EPSO/AST/59/08

EPSO/AST/59/08

424

424

EPSO/AST/60/08

EPSO/AST/60/08

480

480

III.   OPEN COMPETITION

Once the applications have been received, the appointing authority will draw up a list of the candidates who meet the general conditions set out in Section I.B.(a) and send it to the chair of the selection board together with their application files.

Once the applications have been received, the appointing authority will draw up a list of the candidates who meet the general conditions set out in Section I.B.(a) and send it to the chair of the selection board together with their application files.

After having taken note of the list, the selection board will admit you to the written tests if you are among the candidates with the highest aggregate marks
   (3)
  in the admission tests (see the following table) and meet the specific eligibility criteria set out in Section I.B(b).

After having taken note of the list, the selection board will admit you to the written tests if you are among the candidates with the highest aggregate marks

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in the admission tests (see the following table) and meet the specific eligibility criteria set out in Section I.B(b).

| EPSO/AST/58/08 | 120 |
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| EPSO/AST/59/08 | 140 |
| EPSO/AST/60/08 | 160 |

EPSO/AST/58/08

EPSO/AST/58/08

120

120

EPSO/AST/59/08

EPSO/AST/59/08

140

140

EPSO/AST/60/08

EPSO/AST/60/08

160

160

TEST PROCEDURES

1.   Written tests — marking

You will take written tests (a) and (b) in English, French or German (language 2).

| (a) | A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specific knowledge in the field of the competition chosen.
  This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).
  Time allowed (subject to change): 1 hour. |
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(a)

A test comprising a series of multiple-choice questions to assess your specific knowledge in the field of the competition chosen.

This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).

Time allowed (subject to change): 1 hour.

| (b) | A test on a subject of your choice in the field of the competition chosen, designed to test your:






  — | knowledge, |
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(b)

A test on a subject of your choice in the field of the competition chosen, designed to test your:

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knowledge,

| — | ability to understand, analyse and summarise, |
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ability to understand, analyse and summarise,

| — | drafting ability. |
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drafting ability.

This test will be marked out of 40 (pass mark: 20).

Time allowed (subject to change): 2 hours.

| (c) | Drafting a brief memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions of written test (b). This is designed to test your command of your main language in terms of both drafting and presentation.
  This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 8).
  Time allowed (subject to change): 30 minutes. |
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(c)

Drafting a brief memo in your main language setting out the arguments and conclusions of written test (b). This is designed to test your command of your main language in terms of both drafting and presentation.

This test will be marked out of 10 (pass mark: 8).

Time allowed (subject to change): 30 minutes.

The written tests will be held simultaneously at one or more centres in the European Union.

The date scheduled by EPSO for the written tests cannot be changed at your request. You will be notified of the date when you receive your invitation to the tests (via your EPSO profile).

2.   Oral test — marking

Once the written tests have been marked, the candidates with the highest aggregate marks (3) in those tests and at least a pass mark in each (see the following table) will be admitted to the oral test.

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| EPSO/AST/58/08 | 60 |
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| EPSO/AST/59/08 | 70 |
| EPSO/AST/60/08 | 80 |

EPSO/AST/58/08

EPSO/AST/58/08

60

60

EPSO/AST/59/08

EPSO/AST/59/08

70

70

EPSO/AST/60/08

EPSO/AST/60/08

80

80

| (d) | Interview with the selection board in English, French or German (language 2), to enable it to complete its assessment of your:






  — | suitability to perform the duties described in Section I.A, |
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(d)

Interview with the selection board in English, French or German (language 2), to enable it to complete its assessment of your:

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suitability to perform the duties described in Section I.A,

| — | specific knowledge relating to the duties involved in the competition chosen, |
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specific knowledge relating to the duties involved in the competition chosen,

| — | knowledge of the European Union, its institutions and its policies, |
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knowledge of the European Union, its institutions and its policies,

| — | motivation and your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment. |
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motivation and your ability to adjust to working as a European civil servant in a multicultural environment.

Your knowledge of your main language will also be examined.

This test will be marked out of 50 (pass mark: 25).

The oral test will normally be held in Brussels.

3.   Reserve lists

The selection board will place on the reserve lists the names of the candidates with the highest aggregate marks (3) in the written and oral tests and a pass mark in each (see Section I — Number of successful candidates).

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The lists will be drawn up by competition and by merit group (maximum of four groups) and the names of the successful candidates will be given in alphabetical order within each group.

The reserve lists and their expiry dates will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso) (4).

Official Journal of the European Union

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IV.   HOW TO APPLY

Please consult the Guide for Applicants (http://europa.eu/epso/on-line-applications/guide_en.htm), which can be found on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso). It contains detailed instructions to help you submit your application correctly.

The closing date for online registration is 9 July 2008, with a deadline of 12.00 (midday) Brussels time on that day.

The closing date for online registration is 9 July 2008, with a deadline of 12.00 (midday) Brussels time on that day.

1.   Creating an EPSO profile/Online registration

Before registering, you should carefully check whether you meet all the eligibility criteria.

Before registering, you should carefully check whether you meet all the eligibility criteria.

If you decide to apply, you must register via the Internet by going to the EPSO website and follow the instructions there concerning the various stages of the procedure.

It is your responsibility to complete your online registration in time. We strongly advise you not to wait until the last few days before applying, since heavy Internet traffic or a problem with the Internet connection could lead to the online registration being interrupted before you complete it, thereby obliging you to repeat the whole process. Once the deadline has passed, you will not be able to register.

It is your responsibility

On completion of your online registration, you will receive on screen a registration number, which you must note — this will be your reference number in all matters concerning your application. Once you receive this number, the registration process is finished — it is the confirmation that we have registered the data you entered.

If you do not receive a number, your application has not been registered!

If you do not receive a number, your application has not been registered!

Please note that you must have an e-mail address. This will be used to identify you. The information you must enter when registering includes your choice of languages and details of the qualifications required for admission to the competition (qualification, name of issuing establishment and date obtained).

No documents are required at this stage. Full applications will be requested later (see Section IV.3).

No documents are required at this stage. Full applications will be requested later (see Section IV.3).

Once you have registered online, you can follow the progress of the competition by going to the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso) and clicking on ‘Ongoing competitions’.

If you have a disability that prevents you from registering online, you may request a paper version of the form
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  — preferably by fax — which you should fill in, sign and return by registered mail, postmarked no later than the closing date for registration. All subsequent communication between EPSO and you will be by post.

If you have a disability that prevents you from registering online, you may request a paper version of the form

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— preferably by fax

You must enclose with your application form a certificate attesting your disability, issued by a recognised body. You should also set out on a separate sheet of paper any special arrangements you think are needed to make it easier for you to take part in the tests.

You must enclose with your application form a certificate attesting your disability, issued by a recognised body. You should also set out on a separate sheet of paper any special arrangements you think are needed to make it easier for you to take part in the tests.

2.   Invitations

Details of when and where to attend the admission tests and other tests will be available only on the EPSO website (http://europa.eu/epso). You can access this information by entering the user name and password you specified when registering online. You are responsible for updating your EPSO profile to reflect any change in your postal or e-mail address.

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You are also responsible for consulting your EPSO profile to keep track of the progress of the competition and to check the information relevant to your application at every stage. If you find that you cannot do this, you must notify EPSO immediately by e-mail (EPSO-AST-...-08@ec.europa.eu).

Wherever possible, you will be asked to sit the admission tests in the city you chose when registering online. For organisational reasons you will not be able to switch to another venue unless you can prove that you have changed residence and have informed EPSO of this no later than three weeks before the planned date of the admission tests.

For organisational reasons you will not be able to switch to another venue unless you can prove that you have changed residence and have informed EPSO of this no later than three weeks before the planned date of the admission tests.

3.   Full application

If you are among the candidates with the highest aggregate marks in the admission tests and a pass mark in each, as specified in Section II, you will be asked to print out and complete the full application form, which you will find in your EPSO profile on the website. It must be sent in by the required closing date (6).

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Documents to enclose

Your application must give details of your citizenship, studies and, if required, your professional experience. You must enclose with your application the following documents:

| — | a copy of a document proving your citizenship (e.g. your passport, identity card or any other official document specifying your citizenship, which must have been obtained no later than the closing date for online registration), |
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a copy of a document proving your citizenship (e.g. your passport, identity card or any other official document specifying your citizenship, which must have been obtained no later than the closing date for online registration),

| — | a copy of the diploma(s) attesting successful completion of your studies, |
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a copy of the diploma(s) attesting successful completion of your studies,

| — | where applicable, employers' references clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the level and exact nature of the duties carried out; you will be given more detailed instructions, via your EPSO profile, on how to present your professional experience. |
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where applicable, employers' references clearly indicating the starting and finishing dates and the level and exact nature of the duties carried out; you will be given more detailed instructions, via your EPSO profile, on how to present your professional experience.

You should also enclose a numbered index of these documents on a separate sheet.

You should only send photocopies (which do not need to be certified) of these documents. Paper copies of web pages and/or references to websites do not constitute supporting documents for these purposes.

You should only send photocopies (which do not need to be certified) of these documents. Paper copies of web pages and/or references to websites do not constitute supporting documents for these purposes.

When completing your application form, you may not refer to any previous application forms submitted or any other documents enclosed with such applications. None of the documents submitted with your application will be returned.

When completing your application form, you may not refer to any previous application forms submitted or any other documents enclosed with such applications. None of the documents submitted with your application will be returned.

Signing and sending the form

It is your responsibility to make sure that your application form, duly completed, SIGNED and accompanied by all the supporting documents, is sent by registered post to the address below by the closing date
   (6)
  (the postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending):

It is your responsibility to make sure that your application form, duly completed, SIGNED and accompanied by all the supporting documents, is sent by registered post to the address below by the closing date

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(the postmark will serve as proof of the date of sending):

| European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C-80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/.../08 (indicate the number of the competition chosen) |
| B-1049 Brussels |

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AST/.../08 (indicate the number of the competition chosen)

Open competition EPSO/AST/.../08 (indicate the number of the competition chosen)

B-1049 Brussels

B-1049 Brussels

Scrutiny of applications

The selection board will take note of the files of the candidates with the highest aggregate marks in the admission tests and a pass mark in each to determine whether they satisfy the conditions laid down in Section I.B of this notice. The selection board will invite you to the written tests if you are among the candidates with the highest marks and meet all the criteria for admission to the competition (see Section III, second paragraph).

You will be disqualified if you:

You will be disqualified if you:

| — | do not complete your online registration by the deadline (9 July 2008), |
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do not complete your online registration by the deadline (9 July 2008),

| — | do not complete and/or sign the application form (original signature required), |
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do not complete and/or sign the application form (original signature required),

| — | do not meet all the eligibility criteria, |
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do not meet all the eligibility criteria,

| — | post your application after the closing date (6), |
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post your application after the closing date (6),

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| — | do not send all the required supporting documents. |
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do not send all the required supporting documents.

4.   Reserve lists

The names of the successful candidates (see Section III.3) will be entered on the reserve lists.

| 5. | If at any stage in the procedure it is established that the information in your online registration or official application form is incorrect, you will be disqualified from the competition. |
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5.

If at any stage in the procedure it is established that the information in your online registration or official application form is incorrect, you will be disqualified from the competition.

| 6. | To simplify administration of the competition, please quote in all correspondence YOUR FULL NAME AS GIVEN ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM, THE COMPETITION NUMBER, AND THE REFERENCE NUMBER YOU RECEIVED WHEN YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION WAS ACCEPTED. |
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To simplify administration of the competition, please quote in all correspondence YOUR FULL NAME AS GIVEN ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM, THE COMPETITION NUMBER, AND THE REFERENCE NUMBER YOU RECEIVED WHEN YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION WAS ACCEPTED.

YOUR FULL NAME AS GIVEN ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM, THE COMPETITION NUMBER, AND THE REFERENCE NUMBER YOU RECEIVED WHEN YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION WAS ACCEPTED

V.   GENERAL INFORMATION

1.   Equal opportunities

The European Union institutions apply a policy of equal opportunities and accept applications without discrimination on any grounds such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.

The European Union institutions apply a policy of equal opportunities and accept applications without discrimination on any grounds such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.

2.   Selection board

A selection board is appointed for each competition. Its members are designated by the institutions and their staff committees in equal numbers. The chair and members are then appointed by the appointing authority of the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO). Their names will be published on the EPSO website after candidates have been notified whether they have been admitted to the competition.

EPSO is responsible for all communication with you until the competition is completed. You are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the selection board, either directly or indirectly. The selection board will decide whether candidates infringing this rule are to be disqualified.

You are strictly forbidden to make any contact with the members of the selection board, either directly or indirectly. The selection board will decide whether candidates infringing this rule are to be disqualified.

3.   Approximate timetable

Depending on the total number of candidates, the competition will take approximately one year from the closing date for online registration.

Full details will be available on the EPSO website.

4.   Requests from candidates for access to information concerning them

Candidates involved in selection procedures have the specific right of access to certain information concerning them directly and individually, as described below. EPSO may therefore supply supplementary information on candidates' participation in the competition at their request. Candidates must send such requests in writing to EPSO within a month of being notified of their results in the competition. EPSO will reply within a month of receiving the request. Requests will be dealt with taking account of the confidential nature of selection board proceedings under the Staff Regulations (Annex III, Article 6) and in compliance with the rules on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data. Examples of the type of information which may be supplied are given in the Guide for Applicants, Section III.3.

5.   Requests for review — Appeal procedures — Complaints to the European Ombudsman

See Annex.

6.   Recruitment conditions/Career

If you are placed on the reserve list, you will be eligible for appointment as a probationary official to a post of laboratory assistant only. You will be expected to perform these duties for a minimum period, which can vary from one institution to another, before you can be assigned to other duties (by reassignment, internal transfer or transfer between the institutions); you will be recruited as and when required by the European Commission, in Brussels, Luxembourg, Ispra (I), Petten (NL), Geel (B), Karlsruhe (D), or any other place of activity.

If you are on the reserve list and are offered a post, you will be asked to produce the originals of all the requisite documents, in particular your qualifications, so that copies can be authenticated.

Recruitment will depend on posts and funds becoming available.

Depending on the nature of the post concerned, successful candidates on the reserve list may initially be offered a temporary contract; in this case, their names will remain on the reserve list.

Article 29(1)(b) of the Staff Regulations refers to the possibility for officials to request a transfer to another institution or agency at any time during their career. However, in the interests of the service, newly recruited officials are transferred only in exceptional and duly justified cases during their first three years of service. Any such transfer is subject to the agreement of both the institution or agency that originally recruited the official and the institution or agency to which the official requests to be transferred.

7.   Retirement

Under the provisions of the Staff Regulations concerning retirement, officials are retired:

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either automatically at the age of 65 years,

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or, at the official's own request, at the age of 63 years or where the official is between 55 and 63 years of age and satisfies the requirements for immediate payment of a pension,

| — | exceptionally, at the official's own request and where it is considered to be in the interest of the service, at not later than the age of 67. |
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exceptionally, at the official's own request and where it is considered to be in the interest of the service, at not later than the age of 67.

8.   Grade

Assistants will be recruited from the reserve list to grade AST1.

9.   Remuneration

Basic monthly salary as at 1 January 2008:

1 January 2008

grade AST1, first step: EUR 2 472,65

AST1

EUR 2 472,65

10.   Protection of personal data

As the body responsible for organising the competition, EPSO ensures that applicants' personal data are processed as required by Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1). This applies in particular to the confidentiality and security of such data.

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(1)  The European Union institutions apply a policy of equal opportunities and accept applications without discrimination on any grounds such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.

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(2)  For practical reasons the online registration form is available only in English, French and German.

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(3)  Where a number of candidates tie for the last available place, they will all be admitted to the next stage of the competition.

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(4)  A successful candidate may explicitly request that his/her name not be published. Any such request must reach EPSO no later than two weeks after candidates are notified of the results.

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(5)  EPSO — Info-recruitment — Avenue de Cortenbergh, 80 — B-1049 Brussels — Fax (32-2) 295 74 88.

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(6)  The closing date will be indicated in good time in your EPSO profile.

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ANNEX

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW — APPEAL PROCEDURES — COMPLAINTS TO THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

Since the Staff Regulations apply to both the admission test phase and the competition, please note that all the proceedings of the selection board are covered by the confidentiality requirement laid down in Annex III to the Staff Regulations. If at any stage in either part of the selection process you consider that your interests have been prejudiced by a particular decision, you can take the following action:

| — | Request for review

  Within 20 days of the letter informing you of the decision being sent to you online, send a letter stating your case to:






  European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C-80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/.../08 (indicate the number of the competition chosen) |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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Request for review

Within 20 days of the letter informing you of the decision being sent to you online, send a letter stating your case to:

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AST/.../08 (indicate the number of the competition chosen)

B-1049 Brussels

EPSO will forward your request to the chair of the selection board if it comes within the board's remit. You will be sent a reply as soon as possible.

| — | Appeal procedures







  — | Either you can submit an appeal to the:






  European Union Civil Service Tribunal |
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| Boulevard Konrad Adenauer |
| L-2925 Luxembourg |

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Appeal procedures

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Either you can submit an appeal to the:

European Union Civil Service Tribunal

Boulevard Konrad Adenauer

L-2925 Luxembourg

under Article 236 of the EC Treaty and Article 91 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, or

| — | you can lodge a complaint under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, at the following address:






  European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| C-80 |
| Open competition EPSO/AST/.../08 (indicate the number of the competition chosen) |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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you can lodge a complaint under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities, at the following address:

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

C-80

Open competition EPSO/AST/.../08 (indicate the number of the competition chosen)

B-1049 Brussels

The time limits for initiating these two types of procedure (see Staff Regulations as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2004 (OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1) — http://eur-lex.europa.eu) start to run from the time you are notified of the act allegedly prejudicing your interests.

Please note that the appointing authority does not have the power to amend the decisions of a selection board. The Court has consistently held that the wide discretion enjoyed by selection boards is not subject to review by the Court unless the rules which govern the proceedings of selection boards have clearly been infringed.

| — | Complaints to the European Ombudsman

  Like all citizens of the European Union, you can make a complaint to:






  European Ombudsman |
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| 1 avenue du President Robert Schuman — BP 403 |
| F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex |

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Complaints to the European Ombudsman

Like all citizens of the European Union, you can make a complaint to:

European Ombudsman

1 avenue du President Robert Schuman — BP 403

F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex

under Article 195(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and in accordance with the conditions laid down in Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15).

Please note that complaints made to the Ombudsman have no suspensive effect on the period laid down in Articles 90(2) and 91 of the Staff Regulations for lodging complaints or for submitting appeals to the Civil Service Tribunal under Article 236 of the Treaty establishing the European Community. Please note also that, under Article 2(4) of the general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties, any complaint lodged with the Ombudsman must be preceded by the appropriate administrative approaches to the institutions and bodies concerned.

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